Mike R.
tenant committed suicide
we are in a bit shock that one of our nicest tenants (nicest person you could ever meet) committed suicide yesterday and not sure what to do. The police said that their work is done but that there is blood on the car...
Olga Daisel
Advice on investment type
Folks,I am a mother of 2 small kids, 3 and 5. My 5 year old started Elementary in our neighborhood. The school is very good, but middle is not so much.I have some cash to invest, but can't decide what route to take. I...
Eric Hathway
Ethical dilemma- super dirty unit, but the guy is disabled.Evict?
I recently acquired a building and there is one unit which is disgusting, smelly, and dirty. There have been multiple complaints of the smell by the other tenants. The smell equals that of underwear that has been worn...
Tim Upton
MA Lead Paint Abatement - Options and Costs - HELP
My wife and I recently bought a large (3,000sf), unoccupied two family in northern Massachusetts. I'll round the numbers for the purpose of this discussion but basically we paid $440k for the property and have a plann...
Karen M.
Have you considered LED lighting in your rentals?
I'm very interested in LED lighting, and we're starting to try it in our home. These lightbulbs are (in theory) meant to last 20+ years (ask me when I'm 65 how that's working out.) And they are very cheap to run pe...
Nicholas Hunsanger
Sticky Situation Financing My Intended Personal Residence
Hello,I am in a sticky situation with a property I own as my 'primary residence' and I'm somewhat unsure where to turn for advice as to how to proceed next. I thought this would be a good forum to gain some insight on...
Udaya P.
PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) Policy ?
Can BP experts educate me on PPI policy ?How does this work ? Who does this protect ?How the premium is calculated ?I am trying to work with private lender and he needs me to buy PPI policy, before funding.Is this nor...
Jose Petitfrere
Tenant asks if she can smoke weed and have a gun on the property
At the moment, im currently accepting a Sec. 8 tenant with good credit and no criminal history. I have thoroughly screened the tenant and spoken with the tenant's previous landlord, employer, and references, and they ...
Sam Sagor
I would like to leverage a property - request some insight
The quick of it is family has agreed to take a loan to get us into a house... I'm looking to loan 100k-200k and the owner is open to carrying the rest of 400K. What we have to work with is a beachfront property in Haw...
Lei L.
How to fix such a terrible basement in an old house?
This is an old house (Indianapolis area) built in 1930. The basement looks really ugly to me. It's a partial basement. As a newbie, I don't know how these old basements are built. I only saw the concrete basement befo...